Surgery Today!

Update 2:
Parrish is out of surgery and did great. The doctor was able to do everything with only one incision. He drained the lung, and then got 25-30 biopsies from the mass by the heart. The doctor also was able to move the mass away from the heart somewhat and push the lung back up. Parrish should be out of recovery in about 30 minutes, and I will see him then. Many thanks for all your thoughts and prayers! Love-Molly

Update:
Parrish just left the pre-op area for the operating room. He should be back there about an hour to an hour and a half.



Another quick update to let y'all know that Parrish's surgery is scheduled for this morning. The surgeon came in this morning and said that Parrish's creatinine went down to 1.9, so they feel comfortable doing the surgery (and don't want to put it off to tomorrow if they don't have to). The surgeon thinks that getting the pleural fluid drained will go a long way to making Parrish more comfortable and help with his cough and breathing issues. Plus, the sooner they get the biopsy, the sooner they will know just what we are dealing with and the best way to fight it.

So, they should come get him about 9:45 am to take him to pre-op. The actual surgery should only take about an hour, but the pre- and post-op procedures will make the process longer. I will give updates as I know them.

Thank you for your thoughts and prayers today during surgery.

Love,
Molly